Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media
American Indian, Alaska Native Women Experience Highest Rates of Violence
Joaqlin Estus, KNBA – Anchorage
American Indian and Alaska Native women still experience the highest rates of violence of any group in the nation, according to a report that came out yesterday. The...
Lawmakers Revise State’s Policy in Fight Against Meth
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
On Wednesday, state lawmakers began work to come up with new legislation and a re-direction of state money to deal with the state’s current fight against methamphetamine. The...
Police Investigating String of Fatalities
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
In less than 12 hours, Anchorage police responded to four incidents resulting in fatalities. KSKA’s Len Anderson has details on this string of deaths that began late Tuesday...
Village Public Safety Officer Program Expands
Casey Kelly, KTOO – Juneau
The Tlingit and Haida Central Council is expanding its Village Public Safety Officer program.
T & H recently added four VPSO positions – two in Kake, one in Hydaburg...
Missile Defense System Upgrade on Track
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
The missile defense system at Fort Greely is on track to be completed by 2012. That was the word from Assistant Missile Defense Agency Director Colonel George Bond...
King Fishing Closed on Kuskokwim
Angela Denning-Barnes, KYUK – Bethel
Fishing for King salmon is closed on two rivers on the Kuskokwim due to low numbers of the fish.
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Fishing for Profit
Alexandra Gutierrez, KUCB – Unalaska
For the past dozen years, fisheries management experts have held that boats go after the biggest fish first. Now, biologists at the University of Washington are challenging the...
Park Service May Seek Reimbursement for Rescue
Associated Press
The National Park Service says it might seek reimbursement from a solo climber evacuated from Denali last week. The Park Service called on military helicopters to take 25-year-old Andrew Randolph off...
Alaska News Nightly: July 14, 2010
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Taylor Highway Motorist Considered Missing
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
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Portions of Taylor Highway Remain Closed
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Much of the Taylor Highway remains closed due to flood damage. Storms dropped between 1 and 4 inches of rain across the eastern interior in recent days causing...
Coast Guard Holds Memorial for Servicemen
Ed Ronco and Lily Mihalik, KCAW – Sitka
The Coast Guard is a family. That was the prevailing sentiment at a memorial service held this afternoon in Sitka for Lieutenant Sean Krueger, Petty...
Pebble Mine Permits to be Challenged
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
State permits for the Pebble Mine will be challenged in court. State Superior Court judge Eric Aarseth has found the state Department of Natural Resources in 2009 issued permits...
Alaska Scores Low on Performance Report
Joaqlin Estus, KNBA – Anchorage
Alaska did not fare well in a recent federal report on performance of American Indian and Alaska Native students.
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Greenpeace Founder Passes Away
Alexandra Gutierrez, KUCB – Unalaska
Today Amchitka is known mostly as a wildlife reserve. But in the 1970s, it was a cause. The U.S. government selected this island in the Aleutian Chain as...
Critical Habitat Designation Could Cost State, Oil Industry Millions
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
The state says the proposed critical habitat designation for the polar bear could end up costing the oil industry, the state and local governments hundreds of millions of...
Willow Creek Fire Grows
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Wildfire smoke spread across Fairbanks today. The smoke is from the Willow Creek fire, a lightning-caused blaze that’s been burning across the Tanana River, 10 miles...
Anchorage Neighborhood Housing Services to Receive Grants
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
Anchorage Neighborhood Housing Services will receive a little over $7 million in two federal housing grants for the elderly and persons with disabilities. KSKA’s Len Anderson reports on...
Sitka Organizations Explore Sustainable Economic Opportunities
Robert Woolsey, KCAW – Sitka
Two Sitka organizations have teamed up to foster sustainable economic opportunities in the community. They’ve jointly hired an intern to explore ways entrepreneurs can tap into money and...
Alaska News Nightly: July 13, 2010
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Portions of Taylor Highway Remain Closed
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Much...
Public Buzzes Over BP Rumor
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
Financial markets buzzed over the weekend in response to a news account that BP was in the process of raising part of its $20 billion commitment to cover damages caused...